BattleTech Field Report 2765 - Enjoy My World, And Take A Look

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STAR LEAGUE PLOT SUPPLEMENT
GATHERING FORCES…
In 2765, the Star League
Defense Force was the
greatest military ever ass
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interests against the avari
ce of their neighbors.
2765 Field Report: CCAF
describes the state of
House Liao’s Capellan
Confederation just before
the events described in His
tor
ical: Liberation of Terra
(Part 1), including the ov
erall military and logistica
l condition of one of the
Houses that would eventua
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the Star League and face
age of endless war.
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TO: All RAF Brigade Commands
FROM: Brigadier General Evan Falange
Date: 23 October 3090
TO: Aleksandr Kerensky
FROM: Aaron DeChavilier
Date: 2 April 2765
As a follow-up to the SLDF readiness report
forwarded to all general officers, we will also be
providing this series of military intelligence overviews
prepared for SLDFCOM shortly afterward. The purpose
of this is twofold: to provide historical perspective for
the earlier SLDF report and to allow our commanders
to better counter the military forces they may face
through understanding the events that have shaped
them. Armies, like nations, develop their own cultures
and values. Understanding the enemy can mean the
difference between survival and total destruction. For
the CCAF, this is a lesson they’ve learned the hard way
once too many times. Let’s take care not to follow their
example, eh, ladies and gentlemen?
Alex,
Here is the first of the member-state defense overviews
you requested. Barbara may like to rattle a good saber but
she’s just the same as her old man—all bark and no bite. I don’t
expect any trouble from the Capellans, at least not directly.
With how wild and wooly things have been getting lately, I
can’t fault your desire for a clear picture of what all the players’
cards are, though.
Liao likes to talk tough because they’re the weakest
member-state on the block and they know it. We’ll just have to
watch them to make sure they don’t feel cornered and lash out.
–Aaron
–Brigadier General Evan Falange, for the RAFHQ
P.S.: That joke yesterday was terrible. Don’t ever quit the service.
HOW TO USE THIS BOOK
Field Report 2765: CCAF is a BattleTech supplement designed to provide players with information about the state of the Capellan Confederation
Armed Forces (CCAF) just prior to the fall of the Star League. This supplement is designed in conjunction with Field Manual: Star League Defense
Force and other volumes of the Field Report 2765 series to follow in order to provide a snapshot of the militaries of the Inner Sphere just prior to
the Amaris Coup.
This first section of this book—the Confederation Overview—is divided into two broad sections, a Strategic Update and the Goals of the State.
Strategic Update is a brief overview of the CCAF’s historical condition and perceived objectives, while Goals of the State presents the political and
suspected military aims the Capellans were believed to be pursuing.
The next chapter, Logistical Status, covers the state of Academies and Command Centers throughout the Confederation, while Infrastructural
Integrity will present an overview of the state of CCAF military industry in 2765.
The final chapter, Military Readiness, will present a brief overview on the status, officers, and notable events that shaped the various brigades
of the CCAF. Included are ratings for the experience and estimated combat strengths of each regiment within the subject brigade.
CREDITS
Project Development: Herbert A. Beas II
BattleTech Line Developer: Herbert A. Beas II
Writing: William Gauthier
Strategic Assistance: Øystein Tvedten
Production Staff
Cover Design and Layout: Ray Arrastia
Evolved Faction Logos Design: Jason Vargas
Map: Øystein Tvedten
Additional WarShip Designs: Jason Donahue, Térence Harris
Factchecking/Playtesting: Joel Bancroft-Connors, Nicholai Duda, Joshua Franklin, William Gauthier, Keith Hann, Johannes Heidler, Daniel
Isberner, Chris Marti, Luke Robertson, Andreas Rudolph, Chris Wheeler, Patrick Wynne
Special Thanks: To Peter Smith, who cursed Herb with me. To Herb, who keeps letting me play in his sandbox. Most importantly, to my wife, who
puts up with me and enjoys playing a giant robot game with a grown man.
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FRAGILE DÉTENTE
“To generations of the Inner Sphere’s
inhabitants, the Star League has meant peace
and prosperity. These twin fundamental values
of such powerful benefit to mankind are all too
easily taken for granted by those who have
benefited from them the whole of their lives.
Though we will not bend to those who would
oppress us, or bear responsibility for the false
accusations of those who have provoked their
own suffering, we will not carelessly throw
aside the spirit of unity and cooperation which
has brought succor and comfort to billions. It is
in this spirit that I have agreed with Prince John
Davion of the Federated Suns to suspend our
current hostilities.
The Capellan people are all students of
Korvin. Unlike our neighbors, we instinctively
understand and embrace the importance
of working together with our fellow man. It
was in the spirit of the Greater Humanity that
Terrence Liao extended his hand in friendship
to Ian Cameron and Albert Marik, men who at
the time could easily have been considered his
enemies. It was that act of brave magnanimity
that brought the Star League into being, an act
that extended the Greater Humanity beyond
the Capellan borders to touch and influence
every corner of space.
On this day, as Richard Cameron reaches
his majority and assumes his rightful place as
First Lord of the Star League, I know that it is
my duty to carry forward the spirit of Terrence
Liao. As it was his power to prevent the deaths
of millions with the touch of his hand and the
stroke of his pen so too is it mine. I shall be an
example to the masses of the Inner Sphere,
so that they may know the just nature of the
Capellan people, and the righteousness of our
cause. I extend my hand now, with a challenge
to Prince Davion and First Lord Cameron to
clasp it in friendship, and to accept the sincere
and peaceful desire of Capellans everywhere to
have our worlds recompensed.”
—Chancellor Barbara Liao, speaking at the
celebration of Richard Cameron’s majority, 2762.
CONFEDERATION OVERVIEW
Created from the sudden and drastic merger of several smaller states, the Capellan
Confederation experienced almost constant turmoil throughout the Age of War. Only after
Terrence Liao accepted Ian Cameron’s offer of alliance in the mid-twenty-sixth century was
the Capellan state able to put the threat of foreign invasion behind it and build an increasingly
stable and peaceful nation. House Liao’s support for the League is strong, because the benefits
of the League are readily visible to every Capellan. Care must be taken to not confuse this
support for loyalty, however. Throughout the history of the Liao dynasty, the friendship or
animosity of House Liao is a function of purely which will be of greater benefit to them.
STRATEGIC UPDATE
The repeal of Council Edict 2650 has seen the size of the military expand precipitously
in every member-state. Ever wary of their neighbors, House Liao has scrambled to keep the
CCAF on par with other member-state militaries by any means necessary. Given that the
Confederation lacks the raw industrial might of the Free Worlds League or the technological
expertise of the Federated Suns, this has proven no easy task.
Chancellor Barbara Liao has largely continued her father’s policy of using quality training
and Terran aid to compensate for Capellan material weakness. The culture of the Confederation
gears its people to accept constant personal sacrifice for the good of society, and CCAF
personnel tolerate harsh physical training and repetitive skill familiarization exercises which
would drive other troops to mutiny. The average Capellan soldier scores higher in such tasks
as marksmanship, physical training, and ´Mech hand actuator operation than that of any
other League member-state. Unfortunately for House Liao, this same conditioning affects
the commissioned officers of the CCAF as well. Joint SLDF-CCAF exercises have revealed
many Capellan officers readily consider massive casualties a natural cost of combat, and will
throw away huge sums of manpower and equipment to make only meager gains. A Capellan
colonel is likely to throw their regiment headlong into a frontal assault that will kill half their
troops if it means accomplishing their assigned objective, where an SLDF officer would hold
fast and await reinforcements or some other form of tactical advantage.
Ultimately, the Capellan Confederation Armed Forces are a military with limited power
projection and offensive potential, ideally suited to halting a hostile invasion and forcing
its eventual withdrawal. A shortage of fleet assets, poor strategic initiative, and insufficient
reserves make the CCAF only able to accomplish the most limited offensive objectives.
The threat posed to the Hegemony by the CCAF has been virtually nonexistent since the
twenty-fifth century, and House Liao is wholly aware how much it depends upon the SLDF
to protect its sovereignty. The recent tribulations the League has experienced has led to a
somewhat panicked attempt by the CCAF to achieve true military parity with its neighbors,
but thus far the best they’ve been able to accomplish is avoiding falling further behind.
GOALS OF THE STATE
Enlightened self-interest has long been the guiding principle of House Liao’s foreign
policy. Their alliance with the Terran Hegemony has paid major dividends over the past two
centuries. Membership in the Star League has secured the borders of the Capellan state, halted
threats to its sovereignty, invigorated its economy, and has increased the standard of living
for the average Capellan citizen. With Terran support, the Confederation has even achieved
its major goal of having Andurien restored to their control, long the focus of Capellan military
action. This continued positive association is reflected in the strong support shown to the Star
League by Chancellor Barbara Liao and the Capellan people. Possessing a naturally insular
society, the Confederation is largely content with the unprecedented stability and prosperity
afforded them by the alliance of all the Inner Sphere powers.
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However, it would be unwise to misconstrue this arrangement as guaranteed. The
continued support of House Liao for the League and House Cameron are wholly contingent
on the association remaining beneficial for them. A number of events have shaken House
Liao’s traditional cooperation with Terra. Our inability to suppress the simmering hostilities
between House Kurita and House Steiner led Chancellor Warex Liao to advocate the
abolition of Council Edict 2650. Despite our reassurances, Warex remained unconvinced of
the SLDF’s ability to protect his nation’s sovereignty. More idealistic than her father, Barbara
Liao has come to possess similar doubts following the Demeter incident that sparked a
brief war between the Confederation and Federated Suns. Richard’s recent attempt at
disbanding the house militaries has further soured our relationship with the Chancellor.
Perhaps the biggest Capellan objective left unfulfilled and perpetual thorn in CapellanTerran relations has been House Liao’s refusal to drop their territorial claims to Chesterton,
Sonnia and Demeter. The Capellan Chancellor has proposed a motion to return control of the
worlds to the Confederation at every Star League Council session since the induction of the
Federated Suns. Since 2582, the council has refused to hear the motion. Attempts by the council
to adjudicate the Demeter incident broke down when Barbara Liao insisted that the political
status of the worlds be reviewed alongside the investigation. House Liao has long regarded the
Camerons’ refusal to support their claims to Chesterton as inconsistent with their support for
Liao control of Andurien and blatant pandering to the Davions. For our part, we’ve generally
avoided antagonizing the Liaos over the ludicrous nature of their claim to a world that wasn’t
originally part of the Confederation, in the interest of continued good relations.
LOGISTICAL STATUS
The Confederation has never been known for the depth of their resources, but
continued efforts to expand the industrial and military infrastructure of the state have
yielded significant returns.
ACADEMIES AND COMMAND CENTERS
In addition to hosting the regional government, nearly every commonality capital
boasts its own military academy and brigade military headquarters. All of the CCAF forces
assigned to a commonality report to the senior colonel of the commonality, with the
exception of the Capellan Hussars, who fall under the direct command of the Chancellor.
The oldest and most highly regarded academy in the Confederation is Capella War
College. Established centuries ago just after the creation of the Capellan Hegemony,
the school is easily one of the best MechWarrior training centers in the Star League, and
many of the SLDF’s finest BattleMech pilots got their start on its rolling training fields and
extensive simulators. The school’s faculty is dominated by adherents of the Lorix Order. As
a result, curriculum outside of the realm of BattleMech operation and company level tactics
are somewhat wanting.
Sarna Martial Academy turns out large numbers of disciplined graduates every year.
SMA cadets spend days performing rote drills and mastering tasks instinctively, all under
the harsh oversight of their cane wielding instructors. Graduates follow orders to the letter,
but are noticeably lacking in individual initiative. Few are accepted to the SLDF except as
armor crewmen and support personnel.
Unsurprisingly, political orthodoxy is one of the most important qualities expected of
a student of the Sian Center for Martial Excellence. The pride of the Confederation capital
requires the center to turn out well trained, capable officers, but the achievements of the
school’s alumni rarely match those of the Inner Sphere’s other most prestigious military
academies. Many graduates of the center nevertheless go on to serve in the Capellan
Hussars, owing to their virtually unquestionable loyalty.
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GUNS FOR HIRE: THE CCAF
DURING THE STAR LEAGUE YEARS
One thing DeChavilier left out of his
review of Capellan military assets was House
Liao’s numerous “independent defense
contractors”, a euphemism commonly used in
the twenty-eighth century for mercenaries.
House Liao became a major employer of
mercenaries almost immediately following
the birth of the Confederation. Numerous
internecine power struggles played out within
the new Capellan government, and many
troops loyalty to the Chancellor was considered
suspect. As a bulwark against aspiring usurpers,
Franco Liao hired a number of regiments of
Terran and Commonwealth mercenaries at his
own expense to keep the balance of power
firmly in his favor. This arrangement continued
throughout the Age of War, with mercenaries
forming a veritable second guard corps for the
Chancellor, supplementing the CCAF in combat
while simultaneously discouraging insurrection
by the same troops.
By the twenty-sixth century any
internal threat to House Liao had been
neutralized long ago, but the employment of
independent defense contractors had become
institutionalized. With peace settling in across
known space and opportunities drying up, the
Capellan Confederation became the favored
customer of many remaining mercenaries.
Supplied from the CCAF supply chain, paid
by the Capellan treasury and in many cases
wearing barely modified CCAF uniforms,
several regiments of mercenaries became
virtually indistinguishable from Capellan line
troops. Many served on long-term retainer
contracts that automatically rolled over unless
one party or the other cancelled it. Others were
part of a revolving door of small time groups
with considerable combat experience brought
in to pass their skills on to the line regiments.
This integration of contractors into the CCAF
was so widespread and seamless that few in
the CCAF even really thought much of the
distinction. By 2765, House Liao employed
no less than nine regiments of “independent
BattleMech specialists” and an even larger host
of contractors with various other skill sets.
THE HOME GUARD
One unique aspect of the CCAF is the
Home Guard, a force of intermediate defensive
regiments which falls between the CCAF’s line
BattleMech regiments and the local planetary
militias. The Age of War taught the Capellan
Strategios that no matter how quickly news of
an invasion arrived it would take significant time
to organize a counterattack which could drive
the attackers from the besieged world. Unable
to garrison every system one jump from a border
with a full BattleMech regiment, the Home Guard
was created as a corps of regiments that contained
the absolute bare-minimum forces necessary for
a world to hold out until reinforcements could
arrive. Each regiment possesses a battalion of
mixed light ’Mechs and heavy tanks, two to three
battalions of anti-BattleMech trained infantry, an
artillery company and a squadron of conventional
fighters. On average, each Capellan duchy boasts
three such regiments, although this number
fluctuates depending upon the perceived threats
to the area.
GUARDING THE VAULT
OF HEAVEN
The current Capellan Navy consists
of thirty-seven WarShips: five Du Shi Wang
battleships, a vintage Black Lion battle cruiser;
ten of the new Soyal and six older Aegis cruisers;
three Baron, two Carson, two Lola I and two
Essex I destroyers; and six corvettes; three
Vincent and three Vigilant class.
Organizationally, the fleet is divided into six
squadrons, one for each of the five commonalities,
and a reserve squadron. Each of the commonality
squadrons is built around one of the ancient but
still formidable battleships, a pair of cruisers,
and two to three smaller WarShips. In contrast,
the reserve squadron consists of the CNS Typhon
battle cruiser purchased from the Hegemony,
reinforced by six cruisers and three smaller vessels.
As most of the commonality squadrons are made
up of relics of the Age of War, it falls to the reserve
squadron to reinforce the commonality fleets in
the event of major military action.
This naval vulnerability is well understood
by House Liao, who are currently compensating
with increased purchases of assault DropShips
and fighter carriers while desperately attempting
to acquire WarShip hulls however they can.
Most of the attendees of the St. Ives Martial Academy hail from the upper crust of
Capellan society, and compared to the students of other academies, the young men and
women attending the SIMA are treated with relative kid gloves by the faculty. In large part,
this serves the academy well, as most of the students value their personal and family honor
too highly to act out, and the freedom afforded the attendees actually cultivates some of
the Confederation’s better tactical minds.
The Tikonov Martial Training Institute is known for instilling a stoic and practical
outlook in its graduates. The school’s extensive military history courses strive to impress
upon students a pragmatic outlook on military strategy that encourages coordinated
execution over complicated planning. This solid core doctrine has seen many cadets go on
to serve both the CCAF and SLDF with distinction.
INFRASTRUCTURAL INTEGRITY
The Capellan Confederation has never possessed a reputation as a major manufacturing
power, but the state’s economic alliance with the Terran Hegemony has seen a steady
increase in both the volume and quality of Capellan industry, both civilian and military.
League trade policies have allowed many of the Hegemony’s largest manufacturing
concerns to take advantage of lower Capellan labor costs and construct large assembly and
fabrication plants within the Confederation. Terran industrial giants such as Ceres Metals,
HildCo Interplanetary and StarCorps Industries have all set up factories in Capellan space to
produce bulk manufactured goods for export throughout the League.
This cost savings has seen a number of SLDF manufacturing contracts assigned to
Capellan manufacturers or Terran companies with Capellan production centers. Hegemony
laws prevent the exporting of classified manufacturing methods, but the overall savings
achieved is significant enough to warrant the cost of shipping completed components
to the Confederation for final assembly. HildCo’s St. Ives plant, for example, relies on
imported parts for assembly of their signature Pillager BattleMech. Native manufacturer
Hollis Incorporated requires similar arrangements for the manufacture of some of the more
advanced models of their BattleMaster.
These arrangements have not been without benefit for the CCAF. Most of the combat
equipment issued to the CCAF comes from the very same factories, and are of the same or
similar models. Thunderbolts, Griffins and Thugs coming off Earthwerks’ Tikonov production
lines serve in both the SLDF and CCAF. Ceres Metals factory on Indicass supplies Galleon
and Goblin tanks to the CCAF between production runs for the Star League Regular Army.
Kallon Industries’ decision to open multiple plants in the Confederation has made their
Crusader as likely to appear bearing the dao-wielding arm of Liao as the Cameron star.
While this reliance on foreign manufacturing companies has allowed the Confederation
to increase their military infrastructure at a significantly reduced cost, it also saddles them
with a severe strategic weakness. Terran companies aren’t interested in shipping parts any
further than is absolutely necessary to gain the cost benefits they desire. As a result, most of
the Confederation’s major military industry is clustered near the borders of the Tikonov and
St. Ives Commonalities, with only a handful of small time local manufacturers like Hellspont
in the safely guarded interior. If a conflict were to break out between the Confederation and
another member-state, the Capellan’s essential supply apparatus is virtually indefensible
and heavily dependent upon components imported from the Hegemony.
Unfortunately, this arrangement has also accelerated the rate at which our advanced
technologies are gradually reverse-engineered by the member-states. Corporate interests
continue to lobby in favor of moving component manufacturing to the Confederation to
decrease their production overhead, and Maskirovka agents and industrial spies have ready
access to advanced materials and weapons systems stockpiled awaiting assembly.
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CAPELLAN HUSSARS
Created at the Confederation’s founding as a symbol of its unity, the Capellan Hussars have
represented the Confederation’s unbreakable resolve and the Chancellor’s ultimate authority ever
since. Each of the Confederation’s member-states gifted their foremost combat regiment to the
Hussars, and each Hussars regiment has been symbolically linked to a commonality ever since. This
assignment shouldn’t be misunderstood to construe the Hussars regiments possess primarily regional
loyalties. Every Hussars regiment possesses MechWarriors from each commonality, all of whose fealty
is owed only to the Confederation as embodied in the Chancellor.
CONDITION
When an elite Sianese Lancers regiment crushed the mutinous Merik’s Grenadiers, they were
elevated to the role of permanent companion guard of the Chancellor. Only the most fervently loyal
and expert soldiers of the CCAF are inducted into the Red Lancers to guard the person of the Confederation’s head of state. Constant training,
cycling of personnel, and war games with CCAF and other SLDF member-states ensure the Red Lancers never lose their combat edge.
Blandford’s Grenadiers and Gryff’s Hussars are the only surviving regiments that have been a part of the Capellan Hussars since their
creation. Formed from the merger of the Fourth and Seventh Tikonov Union Guards, the Grenadiers first opponents ironically were also Tikonov
natives. Ever since Colonel Blandford forcibly disarmed several armed noble bands that challenged Franco Liao’s authority, the Grenadiers have
been the hammer successive chancellors have unleashed against any threat of insurrection. Transferred to the Sarna Commonality, many CCAF
MechWarriors who are made barduc are transferred to the Grenadiers, making it one of the most highly experienced Liao regiments.
Gryff’s Hussars are an amalgamation of three regional St. Ives military units: the Knights of Glamorgan, the Royalston Cavaliers, and the St. Ives
Mounted Guard. During the Age of War, Gryff’s regiment became renowned for their swift deployment and high speed slashing attacks. Lighter
than all the Hussars regiments save the Guardians, Gryff’s MechWarriors are known for their aristocratic air and flippant regard for their own safety.
The Ares Titans were formed in celebration of the Ares Convention, the first new Hussars regiment since the founding of the Confederation.
Honorable to a fault, the Titans are dedicated to martial excellence while upholding the tenants of the Convention. This utter dedication to the
craft of war has caused the Titans to somewhat overshadow their fellow Capella Commonality regiment, the Prefectorate Guard.
Following the destruction of Merik’s Grenadiers, the Prefectorate Guard was raised to replace them as Capella’s Hussar regiment. Loyal to the
core, the Guard hasn’t seen combat since the twenty-sixth century. Many of the Guard’s MechWarriors are elderly officers awaiting retirement,
their primary duties consisting of guarding the halls of government and providing security details for the various Prefects.
The Marshals of Tikonov were created as the dedicated garrison of their namesake world. Tikonov’s strategic location and industrial might
make it the lynchpin of the Confederation’s coreward defenses. Defending the planet’s numerous, massive fortresses, only a handful of the
Marshal’s BattleMechs weigh less than 75 tons. The Andurien Heavy Guard perform a similar function for their own home world, but Andurien’s
unique environment means the Heavy Guard favors lighter units dispersed across the world, engaging the enemy from a distance.
In the late twenty-fifth century, Hendrik Liao ordered the creation of a regiment specializing in unconventional warfare and special
operations. A far cry from the powerful guard formations of the rest of the brigade, the Chesterton Guardians spent a nearly a century
running black ops on Davion-occupied Chesterton worlds, gun-running for rebels, sabotaging AFFS military depots and evacuating Capellan
sympathizers. A high-profile operation in which the Guardians broke several Hargreaves relatives out of a Davion prison in 2563 earned them
the nickname “the Scarlet Pimpernels”. During the brief Demeter conflict, the Guardians jumped the border and hammered a number of AFFS
supply depots, an action which prevented a major Davion offensive and allowed time for the current cease-fire to take hold.
MORALE
The Capellan Hussars are fervent and attentive in all their duties. The Chancellor would tolerate nothing less. The men and women of the
Hussars are selected specifically for their loyalty and pride in their duties, and those who fail to continue to exhibit the traits expected of them
are quickly transferred.
REGIMENTAL STATUS
Regiment
Red Lancers
Blandford’s Grenadiers
Gryff’s Hussars
Ares Titans
Regiment
Prefectorate Guard
Marshals of Tikonov
Chesterton Guardians
Andurien Heavy Guard
Exp/LoyHomeworld
E/F
Sian
E/F Sarna
V/F
St. Ives
V/R
Ares
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Exp/LoyHomeworld
R/F Capella
V/R Tikonov
V/F
Conwy
V/R
Andurien
ANDURIEN HUSSARS
In 2556, a Terran brokered peace agreement ended the Third Andurien War and handed
control of Andurien and its neighboring systems back to House Liao. Previously part of the Sian
Commonality, Terrence Liao awarded the region full commonality status as a sign of reconciliation.
While the Hussars are ostensibly the military of the Andurien Commonality, only little more than
half of their personnel are actually native to the region. Sianese and Capellans were initially recruited
to ensure enough loyal troops, but their persistence in the ranks leads even the most loyal Anduriens to
regard the Hussars as somewhat foreign. In spite of this, the regiments are generally well regarded by the
populace, the result of efforts by numerous commanders to establish the brigade as guardians of the peace.
CONDITION
Andurien’s already failing law enforcement agencies rapidly collapsed in the early years of the Commonality,
causing many cities to fall to gangs and criminal organizations. One of the initial tasks assigned the First Hussars (The New Guardians) was the
elimination of these criminal elements and the restoration of public order. Far from the heavy-handed suppression many expected, the deep
respect for the Korvin Doctrine held by Colonel Nathaniel Yong inspired his troops to place the greater good of the people over their own lives.
Empowered to take the law into their own hands, The Hussars nevertheless endeavored to investigate each crime fully and never use more than
the minimum amount of force necessary. Soldiers of the First are still often seen on patrol in major Andurien cities, armed with nothing more
than their ceremonial daos and their well-honed negotiation skills.
The recent vigorous expansion of the CCAF has seen the efforts of the First joined by three newly raised regiments. Recruited entirely
from native Anduriens, the Third Hussars (The Clasped Hands) have already managed to become a stain on the brigade’s reputation, with
rumors circulating that they have been compromised by local mafia. The Fourth (The White and Tans) are of stronger character, but extremely
green. Limited in practical peace-keeping or combat experience, their greatest strength is drill and ceremony. The Fifth Hussars (The Corsican
Marshals) best take after the First, but their peace-keeping operations have been plagued with complaints of excessive force. During a recent
hostage situation at the First Bank of Leyda, Colonel Leona Weiqi responded by ordering a lance of Stingers to punch through the building to get
between the terrorists and the hostages. Miraculously, only two of the twenty-nine hostages were killed.
Formed to serve as the Commonality’s rapid-response unit, the Second Hussars (The Villanuevan Jinetes) are experienced skirmishers and
raiders. Equipped primarily with swift, light ’Mechs, the Jinetes have spent the majority of their history smashing pirate hideouts along the
Periphery border. With increasing lawlessness encroaching upon the Commonality, the Second has been reinforced by the Hussars two newest
regiments, the Sixth (The Wild Cats) and the Seventh (the Great Beast Hunters). Colonel Momomiya’s Wild Cats have rapidly proven tenacious
hunters of the brigands plaguing the Commonality’s borders, but the Seventh is almost more trouble than its worth. Colonel Peelson’s passion
for hunting exotic animals has been adopted by the bulk of his troops, who spend more time stalking wild predators than pirates. Their recent
unannounced safari to hunt Tigons on Antipolo nearly sparked a war between the Confederation and the FWL.
MORALE
On the surface, the morale of the Andurien Hussars is high, but tension bubbles just below the surface. The populace of the Commonality
still sees the Hussars as a foreign military force. Ironically, efforts to assuage this belief by increasing native-borne troops have backfired. The
populace regard Hussars from the rest of the Confederation as imposed upon them but generally honorable, whereas native Hussars are seen
as pandering opportunists and undisciplined thugs. As a result, there is significant friction both within the Hussars and between them and the
population.
REGIMENTAL STATUS
Regiment
1st Andurien Hussars
2nd Andurien Hussars
3rd Andurien Hussars
4th Andurien Hussars
Regiment
5th Andurien Hussars 6th Andurien Hussars
Exp/LoyHomeworld
V/F
El Giza
V/R
Banfora
G/Q
Viribium
G/F
Pernik
8
Exp/LoyHomeworld
R/R
Kalmar
R/R
Fagerholm
G/Q
Andurien
CAPELLAN CHARGERS
Just as the star Capella shines at the heart of the Confederation, so do the Chargers form the
heavily armored core of the CCAF, firmly adhering to the traditions and ideals of the Capellan state.
More members of the Lorix Order serve with the Capellan Chargers than with any other brigade, and
combat excellence and proper decorum are considered the mere minimum expected of a Chargers’
MechWarrior, or cavalier, as they are called. One of the first CCAF brigades to receive BattleMechs, the
Capellan Chargers have never been a large formation, but have always maintained that their quality
more than made up for any numerical limitations. Active across the entire Confederation during the Age
of War, diving into the thick of every major offensive, this tireless campaigning earned the Chargers the
occasionally heard nickname “the Rangers”
CONDITION
With the creation of the Star League Defense Force, House Liao transferred a number of their best military personnel into League service,
deactivating all but two of the Capellan Charger regiments. Many of those personnel went on to serve with distinction during the Reunification
War, including Yuri Bykov, whose gallantry won him the Medal of Valor at the siege of Pinard. Following the dissolution of Council Edict 2650,
the CCAF has reactivated the Third and Fourth Chargers. Continued expansion of the Chargers is expected, but the demanding standards of the
Brigade have made rebuilding slow.
Always amongst the premier offensive formations of the CCAF, and of the Capellan Hegemony Armed Forces before that, the First Chargers
(Greeks Bearing Gifts) have been drastically restructured as the brigade has expanded. Colonel Juliano Papadakis has further enhanced the
regiment’s already well-honed training regimen, transferring those personnel who haven’t been able to keep up along with most of the regiment’s
lighter equipment to the First’s new sister regiments. Top graduates of Capella War College and experienced MechWarriors transferred in from
Chesterton and the Periphery border replaced lost personnel. The result is a muscular heavy BattleMech regiment with a significant amount of
skill for a unit with so few recent battle honors.
Formed as a heavy guard for the defense of the Library of the Capellan Republic, the Second Chargers (Custodes Librorum) are no longer
tied exclusively to the defense of that institute, but still maintain an honor guard at the site. Much like the First Chargers, the Second has
maintained their fighting prowess through constant drill, despite several decades of quiet garrison duty.
Most of the equipment and personnel split from the First Chargers were assigned to the newly reactivated Third. Nicknamed the “Bithinian
Stratiotai”, the Third is made up of mostly light and medium ’Mechs, and its cavaliers carry a large chip on their shoulder for the slight of being
discharged from the First.
A Knight Commander of the Lorix Order, Colonel Erica Bagliani has made membership in that organization a prerequisite for joining the
Fourth Chargers. The largest assemblage of Lorixian MechWarriors anywhere, The Knights of the Copper Cross are all skilled one-on-one fighters,
but hamstrung by their own inflated bravado and sense of personal honor. Lacking in “a proper war” to sate their lust for combat, many have
taken to dueling to let off steam, both against one another and other CCAF soldiers.
MORALE
The morale of the Capellan Chargers is beyond excellent, perhaps best communicated by the arrogant swagger affected by many of the
brigade’s cavaliers. So deeply indoctrinated are the unit’s personnel in their own mythos that many of the soldiers see themselves as virtual gods
amongst men, particularly in the newer, less experienced regiments. While the Chargers are quite skilled soldiers overall, their increasing belief
in their own invincibility will likely only lead them to ruin should they find themselves embroiled in an actual war.
REGIMENTAL STATUS
Regiment
1st Capellan Chargers
2nd Capellan Chargers
3rd Capellan Chargers
4th Capellan Chargers
Exp/LoyHomeworld
V/F
Vanra
R/R
Les Halles
R/R
Cammal
R/F
Aer
9
CHESTERTON REGULARS
The history of the Chesterton Regulars can be traced directly to the military of the Chesterton
Trade League. When Chesterton joined Tikonov and Hamal in forming the Tikonov Grand Union, the
Chesterton Army was restructured as the Chesterton Regulars. Despite the capture of the capital by
the Federated Suns in 2357, the remaining worlds of the Chesterton province have remained the
semi-autonomous holdings of the Hargreaves family, with the region accorded many of the rights and
privileges of a full commonality by the Confederation government.
Repeated attempts to reclaim Chesterton during the Age of War destroyed most of the brigade’s
regiments. Twice Capellan troops managed to seize control of the world, but both times failed to hold
it for much longer than a year, the surviving forces easily swept away by Davion relief forces. Repeated
House Liao appeals to the Star League council have failed to alter the status quo, but several Star
League acts have caused subtle changes in the Chesterton region, both strengthening and weakening
Capellan interests there.
Increased trade and the easing of visitation and immigration restrictions has kept the people of the Chesterton region culturally and
economically united, and many Chesterton firms, such as McCarron’s Interstellar, have become extremely successful importing inexpensive
Capellan bulk and industrial goods into the Federated Suns. Yet this unprecedented prosperity has also served to undermine the appeal of
returning to the Confederation. Chestertonians are well aware they live better than their cousins inside the Confederation, and those still
interested in returning to the Confederation can easily do so by simply immigrating. Unfortunately, none of this stopped the Chesterton issue
from flaring into a two-year long skirmish following a terror attack on Demeter.
CONDITION
The Third (The Lightfoot Lancers) and Eighth (The Cheshire Cats) Chesterton Cavalry regiments, along with the Chesterton Cuirassiers (The
Swordbreakers), are all that remains of the original Chesterton Army. The Third’s specialization in long-range reconnaissance and the Eighth’s
in guerilla operations allowed them to escape the meat grinders that resulted from the Confederation’s desperate campaigns to win back
Chesterton, whereas the Cuirassiers have survived mostly through absorbing several shattered commands and giving as good as they received.
The remains of the second-tier Chesterton Border Guards were amalgamated into the Ariana Fusiliers. Never particularly impressive to begin
with, the Fusiliers have done little to raise their skills beyond their militia predecessors.
The preeminent fighting force of the Regulars is most certainly the Ariana Grenadiers (Men of Harlech). Part of the recent expansion of
the CCAF, the Grenadiers were formed from the addition of a number of Tikonov home guard troops to a group of expatriate Chesterton free
companies. The result is a battle hardened unit that has proven more than effective at fending off cross border raids, repulsing a Davion attack
on the capital of Halloran V in 2761. House Davion sees the Grenadiers as little more than border-hopping rebels, and has demanded the
Confederation turn over many of them to face criminal charges.
The same goes for Tristram’s Avengers, a formation of expatriate Chestertonians led by Colonel Tristram Sterne. The Capellan government
has allowed soldiers to enlist in the Avengers under pseudonyms to “protect their kin back home from unjust retribution by Chesterton’s illegal
occupiers”, and it is widely suspected that the Colonel is none other than Lawrence Fenlon, nephew of Duke Charles of Chesterton who fled the
world after implicating the Duke in his mother’s murder. The death of Duchess Fenlon remains unsolved, and rumors circulate in the Capellan
March the boy has made a deal with the devil to exact his revenge.
MORALE
Two or three decades ago the Regulars were typical garrison troops content to sit on their hands, but the recent series of clashes with the
AFFS has tempered them into an experienced fighting force. The cease-fire negotiated by the Chancellor and Prince Jon Davion has held thus
far, but without some form of solid resolution, passions could easily boil over into open conflict once again.
REGIMENTAL STATUS
Regiment
Chesterton Cuirassiers
Ariana Grenadiers 3rd Chesterton Cavalry
Regiment
8th Chesterton Cavalry
Ariana Fusiliers
Tristram’s Avengers
Exp/LoyHomeworld
V/F
New Aragon
V/F
Almach
R/F
Algot
10
Exp/LoyHomeworld
R/R
Mesartim
G/R
Mira
R/Q
Conwy
LIAO GUARDS
Raised for the defense of the Republic of Liao, the original Liao Guards were little more than
two regiments of mixed infantry and light armor. As the wealth and clout of the Liao family grew
exponentially, pride demanded that the troops associated with their family demesne reflect this
greater prestige. Equipment grew more lavish, parade paint schemes became more extravagant, and
military training took a backseat to playing court and conducting ceremony. By the time Chancellor
Androsar Liao passed away, the Liao Guard had become so denuded as to become a virtual circus act.
Soldiers of the Guard strutted up and down the squares of Liao with white gloves, giant fur hats, and gold
plastic rifles. BattleMechs had had their missile launchers modified to deliver timed fireworks displays. When
criminals attempted to kidnap the Chancellor’s second cousin at gunpoint during an inspection ceremony,
the Highlanders dove for cover while local police subdued the culprits. Chancellor Warex Liao would have
none of it. The regiments existing officers were cashiered and the Guards were sent on an extended tour along
the Periphery. After eight years of grueling training and fighting pirates on the Capellan frontier, the Liao Guards remained a decent parade
outfit, but the surviving personnel are significantly more competent.
CONDITION
Over forty years of harsh training has finally hardened the First Guard (The Cynthiana Highlanders) into a formidable fighting force. To some
degree, the Guards reputation amongst the rest of the CCAF as a pack of prancing ninnies has only helped to motivate the Highlanders to live
down their unit’s former shame. The First Guard placed sixth in the last pan-CCAF exercises. Nevertheless, cat calls of “hey, ballerina!” remain
behind many a brawl wherever the Guard is posted alongside other units. Soldiers of the First always wear kilts in place of trousers, whether on
combat or parade duty.
The Second Guards (The Duke’s Own Horse) has also increased in competence but continues to lag behind the First. A vestige of Victor
Liao’s chronic love of anachronism, every soldier of the Second is issued an actual white horse, and is expected to be proficient in the riding,
care, and grooming thereof. The regiment’s MechWarriors cut a beautiful image on horseback at state and ceremonial functions, but the need
to transport over a hundred live animals when the Second changes duty stations adds a significant logistical burden.
The Chancellor’s younger brother, Colonel Sigismund Liao, was given permission to form a third regiment of Guards (Blades of Justice) in
2759. Fresh from the academy and holding field officer rank only by dint of his family name, the Third is regularly at the mercy of the whims of
the young Liao scion. Sigismund insisted on the construction of an underground bunker complex to serve as the Third’s base of operation, and
at one point tried to convince the pilots of the unit’s lance of LAMs that they could lift his Clint aloft so that he could be carried into combat “in
a fashion sufficiently dramatic for a hero like me.” Luckily for the Third, Major Da Ying Hwang handles most of the actual duties of command,
leaving Sigismund an amusing and slightly frustrating figure head.
Realizing they’d be unlikely to get any real value out of the Third, the Strategios ordered the creation of the Fourth Guards shortly thereafter.
All business and with none of the pomp and splendor of the rest of the Guards brigade, the Fourth were christened the “Asuncion Halberdiers”
after their first posting guarding the valuable manufacturing centers of that coreward world.
MORALE
With the exception of the Fourth, the Liao Guards are still shaking off a legacy of superficiality and incompetence. With every step forward,
the Guards are reminded of how far they still have to go to gain the respect of their fellow soldiers. Without a conflict in which to prove
themselves, it is likely the acceptance they seek will be long in coming.
REGIMENTAL STATUS
Regiment
1st Liao Guards
2nd Liao Guards 3rd Liao Guards 4th Liao Guards Exp/LoyHomeworld
V/F
Liao
R/Q
Sian
G/R Gan Singh
R/R Snailzar
11
LIAO LANCERS
Every state participating in the conflicts collectively known as the Age of War were
responsible for their share of atrocities, but none surpassed those of the Sarna Sabers in terms
of sheer savagery. The mutilation of prisoners, chaining of civilian captives to ’Mechs as shields
and the decimation of rebellious, conquered populaces are but their most commonly known
crimes. They were the favorite brigade of Kalvin Liao, who expanded the Sabers and deployed
them liberally against his enemies, both in the Free Worlds League and at home. When the final
Sabers regiment was shattered in a suicidal assault on Andurien in 2529, not a thought was
given to their restoration. The Strategios regarded them as an undisciplined and unprofessional
embarrassment, and Salicia Liao once remarked that had they not died in the war she’d have
executed the vile lot of them anyway.
In their place it was decided to raise a more conventional and less controversial brigade in
Sarna Commonality, built more around time honored military traditions and less around Sarnese
theo-political indoctrination. The Liao Lancers, while still heavily recruited from Sarna Commonality, draw personnel from across the Capellan
Confederation. The resulting force has become the workhorse formation of the CCAF, and one of its largest formations.
CONDITION
Traditionally, roughly a third of the unit’s personnel hail from each unit’s namesake world. As the brigade of Sarna Commonality, the first
regiment of the new formation was raised at the capital. To the relief of the Confederation’s neighbors, the First are by every assessment a respectable
unit devoid of the callous bloodlust of their forbearers, albeit fanatically loyal and unquestioning of orders in the typical Sarn fashion.
Six other regiments existed just prior to the recent expansion of the CCAF. The Second distinguishes itself by a thistle pinned to the breast of
their uniform, also taken as the unit’s symbol. The Third is most notable for the absence of anti-Davion agitators in a unit raised on a Chesterton
world. MechWarriors of St. Andre’s regiment, inspired by tales from a past age of chivalry, typically wear cravats provided by their lovers, and are
allowed to let their significant other decorate a panel on their ’Mech’s upper torso. The Fifth Lancers were formed around a core of eco-terrorists
who fled Demeter after they failed to halt Davion industrialization of the garden world. The Zion Lancers still harbor a smoldering resentment for
the Terran Hegemony developed in conflicts long past. The Seventh, on the other hand, is more strongly associated with opposition to House Marik.
Since the Repeal of Council Edict 2650, the Lancers have been rapidly expanding. Numerous home guard formations have been elevated
to the front line brigade and then expanded into full BattleMech regiments, starting with a unit from Old Kentucky. Many were selected for
their successful repulsion of bandit and terrorist attacks along the Confederation’s borders, meaning that they possessed more actual combat
experience then the existing, established regiments.
MORALE
It is hard to generalize regarding the morale of regional units as large and diverse as the Liao Lancers. The older, established units are well
supplied and confident in their training. Cultural indoctrination leads Sarns to be unquestioning of orders and both they and Chestertonian
troops regard failure or desertion as unconscionable. The newly forming regiments are lacking in many of the aforementioned qualities, however,
as haphazard assembly and the rapid retraining are taking their toll on soldiers not accustomed to the expectations of a front line combat unit.
REGIMENTAL STATUS
Regiment
1st “Sarna” Lancers
2nd “Glasgow” Lancers
3rd “Mira” Lancers
4th “St. Andre” Lancers
5th “Demeter” Lancers
6th “Zion” Lancers
7th “Asuncion” Lancers
8th “Old Kentucky” Lancers
Regiment
9th “Hassad” Lancers
10th “Jasmine” Lancers
11th “Paches” Lancers
12th “Lee” Lancers
13th “Jonathan” Lancers
14th “Zurich” Lancers
15th “Styk” Lancers
16th “Valexa” Lancers
Exp/LoyHomeworld
R/F Bora
R/R Glasgow
G/R Anaea
G/F St. Andre
R/F Angelsey
R/R Zion
G/R Asuncion
V/R Old Kentucky
12
Exp/LoyHomeworld
R/Q Hassad
G/R Jasmine
G/Q Paches
V/R Lee
G/Q Bell
V/R Liao
G/F Styk
G/R Valexa
SIAN DRAGOONS
Created when thirty-six of the first WAM-Bs were assigned to provide BattleMech support to the tanks of
the Sianese Lancers, the BattleMech eclipsed the role of conventional armor on the battlefield and the Sian
Dragoons grew to become the largest Capellan ’Mech formation, providing the bulk of the CCAF’s fighting
force during the Age of War even as more colorful, elite formations stole the spotlight. Most of the Dragoons’
regiments were deactivated with the formation of the SLDF Regular Army, but recent events have seen many
reactivated. Once again, the Sian Dragoons are largest brigade of the CCAF.
CONDITION
Most of the Sian Dragoon regiments have colorful histories from before the Star League. While the Red
Lancers are the traditional guards of the Chancellor, the responsibility for protecting the capital in the Chancellor’s absence traditionally falls
upon the First Dragoons (Tianlong Immortals). The Fifth and Sixth Dragoons have similar associations with successful defensive actions; the
Fifth (Guards of the Five Points) a floating defensive unit that repulsed the Free Worlds Guards assault on Shiro III in 2529, the Sixth (Grand Base
Grenadiers) blunting no less than six raids by the Fusiliers of Oriente on their namesake industrial world.
The brigade’s best MechWarriors have long been assigned to The Second Dragoons, christened “the Undefeated of the Rim”. True to their
boast, the Second has never lost a battle, although much of that likely stems from the way the Confederation has rarely deployed them in combat
save to exploit an obvious enemy weak point. As a result, the responsibility for breaking through the enemy’s main force has generally fallen to
the highly mobile Third (Guan Yu’s Jade Cavalry), the adaptive and swift striking Seventh (The Torchbearers of Zanzibar), and the heavy-weight
Ninth (The Red Legion). In 2528, Colonel Fei Lin landed the Ninth just outside Amur on Oriente and proceeded to flatten much of the south side
in a two hour bombardment, heavily damaging Oriente Weapon Works’ main production plant. The feint drew League forces coreward, allowing
the Third and Seventh to rout weakened Marik garrisons on El Giza and Mosiro. Colonel Randolph Raleigh’s Tenth Dragoons later led a spirited but
ultimately doomed defense of El Giza, tying down three Regulan Hussar regiments for six months in the remote deserts away from the planet’s core
habitations. The campaign claimed the lives of all but six of the regiment’s soldiers, earning them the nickname “the Desert Giants”.
Alarmed protests by the Confederation’s neighbors were sparked when the newly reactivated regiments revived their historical doctrines and
traditions. Throughout the early twenty-sixth century, the Twelfth (Maledictors), Thirteenth (Red Riding Hoods), Fourteenth (The Needless Blades)
and Fifteenth Dragoons (The Emerald Horde) were utilized in what the Strategios termed “strategic asset suppression”, described less euphemistically
as the destruction or looting of anything of perceived military value. These attacks sapped the offensive momentum of the Confederation’s
opponents, but inflicted significant suffering on the local populations. In order to cow enemy civilians into cooperation, these regiments began
playing up their reputations as pirates, barbarians, and black magicians, making it difficult today to separate their real crimes from the rumors they
themselves perpetuated. Fourteenth Dragoons CO Adam Delacruz’s retort to a reporter’s question regarding his command’s combat readiness
(“We’re ready to slit throats, torch hospitals and devour Davion kids.”) led to the temporary recall of the Federated Sun’s ambassador.
MORALE
The breakneck speed at which the Dragoons regiments have been reactivated has placed considerable strain on the logistical and command
structure of the brigade. The Strategios is doing their utmost to match incoming recruits with officers best able to engender good performance.
The Eleventh Dragoons commander Ying has regularly clashed with her XO Xiangri over whether training doctrine should emphasize field
exercises or task-specific drills. Yet Strategios reviews indicate the Lily Light Horse rank the highest amongst reactivated regiments in both,
so many academy graduates are being assigned to their command. Discipline cases are being transferred to the Fourth (Ever Endure) and rechristened Sixteenth (Seekers of Good Fortune) where it is hoped new commanding officers can turn them around. Harsh discipline enacted in
those regiments make them almost akin to penal units.
REGIMENTAL STATUS
Regiment
1st Sian Dragoons
2nd Sian Dragoons
3rd Sian Dragoons
4th Sian Dragoons 5th Sian Dragoons 6th Sian Dragoons 7th Sian Dragoons 8th Sian Dragoons 9th Sian Dragoons Regiment
10th Sian Dragoons 11th Sian Dragoons 12th Sian Dragoons 13th Sian Dragoons 14th Sian Dragoons 15th Sian Dragoons 16th Sian Dragoons
17th Sian Dragoons Exp/LoyHomeworld
V/F Lukla
E/F Ipswitch
V/R Aquagea
G/Q Vard
R/R Holloway
R/R Smithon
G/R Itrom
R/R Kern
R/Q Buenos Aires
13
Exp/LoyHomeworld
G/R Payia
V/R Sian
R/R Zanzibar
G/Q Yuris
R/R Mendham
G/R Lyreton
G/Q Arn
G/F New Troy
ST. IVES ARMORED CAVALRY
The St. Ives Mercantile Association rarely involved itself in the inter-Capellan conflicts of the twenty-third and
twenty-fourth centuries, but when they did so, their lavishly equipped and exceptionally able Armored Cavalry earned
the respect of friend and foe. The decentralized nature of the Association meant each member world raised their own
regiments, often led and paid for by local nobles or corporate magnates. This independent nature generated strong
esprit de corps and keen tactical acumen, but poor strategic coordination meant St. Ives was often forced to cede worlds
to better organized attackers. The formation of the Capellan Confederation placed the direction of the SIAC in the hands
of the Capellan Strategios, and the brigade quickly became a lead element of the CCAF. The dash and élan of the SIAC have
seen it deployed more often outside of its commonality than any other Capellan regional combat command.
CONDITION
Since its inception, the hard-hitting core of the Armored Cavalry has been the St. Ives Lancers. Raised at the expense of wealthy St. Ives
aristocrats, the Lancers drew personnel from their founders’ household guards, and wanted for nothing in terms of supplies. Even today, most of
the members of the Lancers are of minor noble lineage or well-connected with major business interests, ensuring that the regiments continue
to be well provided for. One might think a unit made up of the children of lords and wealthy financiers would possess less than rudimentary
combat skills, but the Lorix-inspired culture of chivalric duty, a deep pride in their abilities, and regular, public training duels have kept the skills
of the Lancers honed to a fine edge.
Traditionally the Lancers have gathered their most experienced and talented MechWarriors in the First regiment (Steadfast Alabaster),
while assigning the brashest young duelists to the Second (The Ivory Stallions). Except for missions of the utmost importance, the First is
seldom pulled away from the Commonality, leaving most offensive operations to the Second and the ill-fated Third (the Gae Bolg). The Third
Lancers have the ignominious distinction of having been destroyed no less than four times, each time in an action where they killed the enemy
commander. Two new regiments have recently been added. Dubbed “the Knights of the Pearl” in a media-blitz, the attractive young bluebloods
of the Fourth have caused quite a stir at court and in the local tabloids, but their combat skills are considered suspect. The Fifth Lancers, “Gale
Force”, are a creation of wealthy heiress Qianyuan Ti’s personal passion for BattleMechs. Not content to study them from afar, financing the
regiment has given Ti an excuse to impose on the unit to regularly entertain her. The success of the St. Ives Lancers prompted Chancellor
Stephan Liao to order the creation of an elite regiment following identical principles, but recruiting from the whole Confederation. Dubbed the
Capellan Cuirassiers, the resulting shock assault regiment has proved a resounding success.
Soon after Confederation’s birth, St. Ives raised the Cheveau Legers as a medium regiment for service outside the Commonality. Not as well
connected as the Lancers, the MechWarriors of the Cheveau Leger compensate with intense pride and somewhat foolhardy bravado. The unit retains
the distinction of being the only regiment to have fought in every conflict in the history of the Confederation, and against every neighboring state.
Most of the independent planetary regiments were disbanded with the creation of the SLDF. Those personnel who refused transfer to the
SLDF were amalgamated into the new Centauri Guards. Named after the constellation which rests between St. Ives and Terra, this arrangement has
remained perpetually unpopular, further exacerbated by the exemption granted to the Teng Hussars. The influential Teng Clan put considerable
pressure on the Strategios and Prefectorate to preserve their household guard, sparing the Sixth (Coiled Serpent) Hussars deactivation.
MORALE
Regional rivalries and resentment continue to fester in the First (Companions of Chiron) and Second Centauri Guards (The Tauros of Uruk).
The recently raised Third Guards (The Tortoise-Shield Borderers) are significantly less affected, but still suffer from internal power struggles. As a
result, the Strategios has requested local St. Ives rulers to once again raise their own regiments for CCAF service, a call which has already achieved
significant results. Redfield’s First Regiment (The Palatine Archers) has ironically excelled in close range combat in Cavalry-wide exercises, and
the proficiency of the Second Regulars and Sharpe Rifles are developing rapidly. Concerned the Sixth Teng Hussars are more loyal to the Teng
Clan than the Confederation, significant Maskirovka oversight has been placed on the newly forming Seventh. Thus far the Diving Serpent
Hussars have been the model of Capellan patriotism.
REGIMENTAL STATUS
Regiment
1st St. Ives Lancers 2nd St. Ives Lancers
3rd St. Ives Lancers 4th St. Ives Lancers 5th St. Ives Lancers St. Ives Cheveau Legers
Capellan Cuirassiers 1st Centauri Guards Regiment
2nd Centauri Guards 3rd Centauri Guards
1st Redfield Regulars 2nd Redfield Regulars Sharpe Rifles
6th Teng Hussars 7th Teng Hussars Exp/LoyHomeworld
E/F Atlas
V/R Knutdor
R/R St. Ives
G/Q St. Ives
R/R Laong
R/R Hurgh
E/F Capricorn III
R/Q Kumqwat
14
Exp/LoyHomeworld
R/Q Hadnall
R/R Bacum
R/R Bethel
G/R Redfield
G/R Sharpe
V/Q Beid
G/R Teng
TIKONOV LANCERS
Tradition is the heart of the Tikonov Lancers. Nothing matters more to the men and women
of the Tikonov Commonality’s BattleMech brigade. Maintaining continuity with customs and
duties reaching back five-hundred years, this participation in living history is more important to the
Tikonov MechWarrior than life itself. Each of the Lancers regiments prides themselves on a heritage
that stretches back to the earliest mechanized infantry formations of the Tikonov Union. No other
Capellan regiments have so long a history or such established identities. No other Capellan regiments
are as rigid in their doctrine and inflexible in their character, either.
CONDITION
Although a number of the Tikonov Lancers regiments were deactivated and folded into the SLDF, it would
be unthinkable to create a new Lancers regiment when the traditions of a previously active unit could be revived.
Ergo, all of the Lancer regiments serving today claim direct descent from some of the first military units formed
outside of the Terran Alliance. The First Lancers possess battle honors from every Tikonov victory in Diana’s War against the long vanished
Marlette Association. With the introduction of BattleMechs, the First transitioned from a garrison infantry formation into a shock assault unit.
Provided the most powerful of Earthwerks’ locally produced war machines, the First Lancers became the preferred hammer for every perceived
nail. During the Age of War, they answered nearly every challenge to the Confederation’s sovereignty with a rapid counter-strike, earning the
nickname “Heaven’s Swift Retribution”. The Second “Winged” Lancers are the rapier to the First Lancers’ mace. Probing the enemy’s defenses is a
task that has traditionally fallen to the Seconds light-weight, jump-capable BattleMechs.
The families of the Tetrarchs and local sheng nobility once dominated the whole of the Lancers, but Franco Liao’s purging of the noble
trained bands also saw many driven from the CCAF. The majority that remained were concentrated in the Third, a state of affairs that continues
to this day. Despite half-hearted attempts by the Strategios to liberalize the Third’s recruiting standards, the regimental command staff have
mostly insured that only descendants of old Union noble families join the unit, those with the “Blood of the Boyars”.
Centuries ago the task of evicting competing foreign settlements from Tikonov colonies fell to the Fourth Lancers. Expected to expel
civilians from Tikonov worlds at gunpoint, only the most callous and uncompassionate soldiers were assigned to the Fourth. By the Age of War,
the “Coreward Reapers” were regularly massacring populations suspected of harboring anti-Capellan guerillas or forcing “undesirables” onto
cargo DropShips bound outside the Confederation. The signing of the Ares Conventions ended the worst of the Fourth’s crimes, but forced
relocations continued right up into the 2560s.
The brutality of the Reapers stood in marked contrast to the clemency granted captive soldier and civilian alike by the Seventh Lancers (The
Righteous Horde). When called to battle, the Seventh was possessed by a terrible fury that would allow no hostile to escape, but once combat
had ceased those who surrendered found soldiers of the Seventh extended them every courtesy. When high command desired to reign in the
excessive behavior of the Fourth Lancers, the Seventh was often deployed alongside them.
MORALE
History and tradition shape the identity of every Lancers MechWarrior. The powerful legacy of each regiment engenders a sense of purpose
and belonging which fires the spirit of the rank and file. Soldiers of the Fifth Lancers take fierce pride in the desperate defensive actions that
won them the appellation “Invincible Uhlans”, even though no living person remembers those battles. The new recruits who make up the Jolly
Poznan Lancers have reveled in playing and singing the traditional polkas of the Sixth.
Unfortunately, this strong sense of identity has not always been beneficial. The unfair reputation for cowardice the skirmishers of the Ilmachna
Yellow Jackets garnered three centuries ago returned to burden the fresh recruits of the Eighth almost immediately. New MechWarriors are frustrated
by enlisting with a strike already against them hundreds of years after the person who first jeered “Yellow Jackets, White Flags” passed away.
REGIMENTAL STATUS
Regiment
1st Tikonov Lancers
2nd Tikonov Lancers 3rd Tikonov Lancers 4th Tikonov Lancers Regiment
5th Tikonov Lancers 6th Tikonov Lancers 7th Tikonov Lancers 8th Tikonov Lancers Exp/LoyHomeworld
R/F Tikonov
R/F Kristiandsund
V/Q Second Chance
R/Q Alrescha
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Exp/LoyHomeworld
R/R Ibstock
G/R Myrvoll
G/R New Hessen
G/Q Jilin
CONFEDERATION RESERVE CAVALRY
The Confederation Reserve Cavalry is the newest formation of the CCAF, created to provide a ready pool of trained
MechWarriors and BattleMechs to serve as rapid reinforcements and replacement personnel for frontline regiments.
Part training cadre, part militia, part volunteer corps, it would be easy to dismiss the viability of the CRC in combat
as trivial, but it would be foolish to do so. The Cavalry’s regiments are equipped to a similar standard as the rest
of the CCAF, and standard doctrine directs the junior Colonels of the CRC regiments to place their forces at the full
disposal of any front-line regimental commander they are operating alongside of. This synergy between the CRC and
the rest of the CCAF allows Reserve Cavalry and frontline regiments to operate as a single entity without being plagued
by the typical power-struggles and doctrinal conflicts that often mar such joint-operations.
CONDITION
The Reserve Cavalry regiments are primarily made up of medium and light BattleMechs, with the exception of the First
(Korvin’s Fasces) and the Fifth (The Xieng Khouang Tigers), which both possess significant numbers of heavies. Whereas the First
has drawn personnel from various home guard formations, making them experienced but somewhat slow to assume initiative, the Fifth is made
up almost entirely of fiery new trainees.
The other regiments were left to specialize in more traditional light cavalry roles. The Second Reserve Cavalry (the Peltasts) are equipped
to serve as skirmishers, and a number of the regiment’s light ’Mechs have been modified to mount LRM racks. The Third, raised on Sarna, is
dedicated to practicing the role of lightning raiders. Already having seen a small amount of action out in the Periphery, “the Sarnese Light
Horse” has thus far performed well, although rumors have begun to circulate that link the Third to an obscure, modern-day death cult. The CRC’s
dedicated reconnaissance regiment, the Fifth (Dawn Trekkers) recruits from the Confederation’s marginally habitable worlds of the rimward
reaches. The hearty pioneers hailing from the Capellans’ newest colony worlds are no strangers to harsh environments and long periods of
isolation, making them excellent scouts.
The wave of Capellan nationalism that followed the public ceremony investing Barbara Liao with the title of Chancellor inspired Kareem
Birzah, local commonality president, to deliver a rousing speech to caste members employed at Firmir Commercial, urging them to enlist in
the CCAF. Rallying to cries of “give your all for the Capellan people!”, a crowd of over nine-hundred citizens from three different castes marched
through downtown Kingston and swamped the office of the local CCAF liaison. Most were ultimately turned away or inducted into the home
guard, but enough qualified for CCAF service to warrant the creation of the Sixth Reserve Cavalry, immediately dubbed “The Firmir Yeomanry”.
Not to be outdone by Firmir, Lady Elena Zou, a primary shareholder in Mujika Aerospace, approached the Chancellor with an offer to fund
the creation of a seventh Reserve Cavalry regiment. Her petition was quickly granted. Mary Zou, Elena’s daughter then serving with the Eleventh
Sian Dragoons, was promoted to colonel and directed to recruit the best possible candidates for the new regiment. As the top graduates of the
Confederation’s military academies were all already slated to join established BattleMech regiments, Zou gathered together talented individuals
from a variety of unorthodox and overlooked sources. This eclectic troupe of former monks, gladiators, gymnasts, and computer programmers
turned MechWarriors hardly looks the part of a CCAF regiment, but after besting the Second CRC in their first operational exercise, few still
question the capabilities of “Zou’s Finest”.
MORALE
The men and women of the Confederation’s newest formation are filled to the brim with patriotism and vigor. Neither their meager
experience nor their role as fill-ins and place-holders has done anything to diminish their enthusiasm. Considering the high esteem bordering
on worship the average Capellan affords any MechWarrior, it is easy to understand the excitement and energy of the CRC, despite their
comparatively low status within the CCAF.
REGIMENTAL STATUS
Regiment
Exp/LoyHomeworld
5th Confederation Reserve Cavalry G/R Repulse
6th Confederation Reserve Cavalry G/F Merdal
7th Confederation Reserve Cavalry R/R Mattisskogen
Regiment
Exp/LoyHomeworld
1st Confederation Reserve Cavalry
R/R Westphalia
2nd Confederation Reserve Cavalry G/R Sakhalin
3rd Confederation Reserve Cavalry R/F Propus
4th Confederation Reserve Cavalry R/R Ambergrist
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2765 CCAF RULES ANNEX
The following special rules are designed to work in conjunction
with those presented in Field Manual: SLDF (see pp. 240-248,
FM:SLDF), while presenting game material more suitable to forces
generated for the Capellan Confederation. As such, they generally
focus on special Random Assignment Tables (RATs) tailored to the
late Star League-era CCAF, while also providing data on the Black
Lion I and Soyal-class WarShips that played a significant role in the
Capellan navy.
For additional rules appropriate to the era, players should
consult both Field Manual: SLDF and Era Report: 2750. The two
volumes of Historical: Liberation of Terra may also prove enlightening,
as it details events that unfold soon after the point in history
described by this book.
RECORD SHEET SOURCE TABLE
Product
Abbr.
Number
3039
BC212p
3050U-C
BC205
3057R
FPR35007p
3058U-C
BC-203Ap
3058U-I
BC-203Bp
3075
CAT35167p
3085
CAT35168p
3085-PP
BC-214p
Klondike CAT35230ap
Klondike
CAT35230
XTRPrim2 CAT35XT002p
RANDOM ASSIGNMENT TABLES
Random Assignment Tables (RATs) are designed to aid players
who wish to quickly generate diverse forces for game play, but can
also be used as a guide when determining the likely equipment used
by a given faction during a campaign set in the late-Star League
period. Players are not required to use these tables, but they can be
immensely helpful in a pinch when generating Capellan military
forces. If used, the following tables and rules replace those presented
in the core rulebooks, such as Total Warfare and A Time of War.
Source
Record Sheets: 3039 Unabridged
Record Sheets: 3050 Upgrade, Clan and Star League
Technical Readout: 3057 Revised
Record Sheets: 3058 Upgrade, Clan and Star League
Record Sheets: 3058 Upgrade, Inner Sphere
Record Sheets: 3075
Record Sheets: 3085
Record Sheets 3085: Project Phoenix
Record Sheets: Operation Klondike
Historical: Operation Klondike
Experimental Technical Readout: Primitives V2
Battlecorps.com: The Record Sheet sources listed above may be ordered on-line at the
BattleCorps BattleShop (https://www.battlecorps.com/catalog/)
2765 MASTER EQUIPMENT
LEVEL TABLES (CAPELLAN
CONFEDERATION)
USING THE RANDOM ASSIGNMENT TABLES
The Random Assignment Tables (RATs) presented here are more
extensive than those seen in the core rulebooks, and are meant to
reflect the various levels of equipment quality and types that forces
may draw upon based on their prestige, reliability, and so forth. They
are used when determining the specific units fielded as part of a
given force, after the determination of weight classes of each force’s
components lances or companies.
When using these advanced RATs to identify the specific units,
first determine the appropriate Dice Roll modifier for the force
being generated via the Dice Roll Modifiers by Command Table. This
reflects the equipment quality assigned to the brigade the force
hails from (as noted in this book). The modifier is then applied to all
2D6 dice rolls used to generate specific BattleMech, Combat Vehicle,
and Aerospace assignments for that force.
DICE ROLL MODIFIERS BY COMMAND TABLE
Command
Capellan Hussars
St. Ives Armored Cavalry
Capellan Chargers
Chesterton Regulars
Andurien Hussars
Liao Guards
Liao Lancers
Sian Dragoons
Tikonov Lancers
Confederation Reserve Cavalry
Record Sheets
Record Sheets for these units may be found in their respective
Record Sheet books (be they in PDF-exclusive format or print). A list
of these sources (as abbreviated in each Random Assignment Table
presented here) is given in the Record Sheet Source Table.
When randomly assigning pilot quality, the appropriate tables
in Total Warfare (see p. 273, TW) still apply.
Modifier
+4
+3
+3
+2
+2
+1
+1
+1
+1
+0
DICE ROLL MODIFIERS FOR DROPSHIPS
Command
Fleet
Transport
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Modifier
+4
+0
CAPELLAN CONFEDERATION RANDOM ASSIGNMENT TABLES
Roll
Light BattleMechs
Medium BattleMechs
2
OTT-7J Ostscout [35] (3039)
TRC-4B Chameleon [50] (3058-C)
3
FS9-H Firestarter [35] (3039)
CDA-2A Cicada [40] (3039)
4
WSP-1A Wasp [20] (3039)
SCP-1N Scorpion [55] (3039)
5
STG-3R Stinger [20] (3039)
SHD-2H Shadow Hawk [55] (3039)
6
UM-R60 UrbanMech [30] (3039)
PXH-2 Phoenix Hawk [45] (3085-PP)
7
LCT-1V Locust [20] (3039)
CLNT-2-3T Clint [40] (3039)
8
FRB-2E Firebee [35] (3075)
GRF-1N Griffin [55] (3039)
9
STG-3G Stinger [20] (3039)
WVR-6R Wolverine [55] (3039)
10
FS9-K Firestarter [35] (3039)
HBK-4G Hunchback [50] (3039)
11
MCY-99 Mercury [20] (3050-C)
WVE-5N Wyvern [45] (3050-C)
12
SDR-5V Spider [30] (3039)
CRB-27 Crab [50] (3050-C)
13
HER-1S Hermes [30] (3050-C)
HOP-4B Hoplite [55] (3050-IS)
14
FLC-4N Falcon [30] (3039)
GRF-2N Griffin [55] (Klondike)
15
PNT-8Z Panther [35] (3039)
GLH-1D Galahad [50] (3075)
16
FFL-3A Firefly [30] (Klondike)
OSP-15 Osprey [55] (3085)
Roll
Light Vehicles
Medium Vehicles
2
Beagle Hover Scout [15] (3050U-C) Prowler Multi-Terrain Vehicle [55] (3085)
3
Tracked APC (LRM) [10] (3039)
Thor Artillery Vehicle [55] (3050U-C)
4
Packrat LPRV PKR-T5 [20] (3039)
Condor Hovertank [50] (3039)
5
Hover APC (SRM) [10] (3039)
Maxim Hover Transport [50] (3039)
6
Heavy Wheeled APC [25] (3060)
Goblin Tank [45] (3039)
7
Galleon Tank GAL-100 [30] (3058U-I)
Tiger Tank T-12 [55] (Hist:RW)
8
J. Edgar Hovertank [25] (3039)
LTV-4 Hover Tank [50] (XTRPrim2)
9
Cyrano Gunship [30] (3050U-C)
Turhan UCV [50] (3075)
10
Ripper VTOL [10] (3050U-C)
Zephyr Hovertank [40] (3050U-C)
11
Chevalier Tank [35] (3060)
Prowler Multi-Terrain Vehicle [55] (3085)
12
Beagle Hover Scout [15] (3050U-C)
Maxim Hover Transport [50] (3039)
13 Lightning Attack Hovercraft [35] (3050U-C) Chaparral Artillery Tank [50] (3050U-C)
14 Gabriel Recon Hovercraft [5] (3050U-C)
Goblin Tank (SRM) [45] (3039)
15
Maultier Hover APC [15] (3058U-C)
Condor Hovertank [50] (3039)
16
Packrat LPRV PKR-T5 [20] (3039)
Tiger Tank T-12 [55] (Hist:RW)
Roll
Light Fighters
Medium Fighters
2
TR-5 Thrush* [25] (3039)
TR-9 Transit** [50] (3039)
3
F-10 Cheetah [25] (3039)
HCT-213D Hellcat [60] (3075)
4
SB-27 Sabre [25] (3075)
LTN-G15 Lightning [50] (3075)
5
THK-43 Tomahawk [45] (3050-C)
SL-25 Samurai [50] (3039)
6
TR-5 Thrush* [25] (3039)
GTHA-100 Gotha [60] (3050-C)
7
F-10 Cheetah [25] (3039)
TR-9 Transit** [50] (3039)
8
RGU-133E Rogue [40] (3050-C)
HCT-213 Hellcat [60] (3075)
9
TRN-3T Trident [20] (3050-C)
HCT-213S Hellcat [60] (3075)
10
GTHA-500 Gotha [60] (3050-C)
11
RGU-133F Rogue [40] (3050-C)
F-90 Stingray [60] (3039)
12
RGU-133L Rogue [40] (3050-C)
IRN-SD1 Ironsides [65] (3050-C)
13
F-90 Stingray [60] (3039)
14
ZRO-114 Zero [35] (3050-C)
GTHA-500 Gotha [60] (3050-C)
15
F-10 Cheetah [25] (3039)
IRN-SD2 Ironsides [65] (3050-C)
16
RGU-133Eb Rogue [40] (3050-C)
HCT-214 Hellcat II [50] (3050-C)
Heavy BattleMechs
ARC-2R Archer [70] (3039)
OSR-2C Ostroc [60] (3039)
KSC-3I Koschei [65] (3075)
CRD-3L Crusader [65] (3039)
WHM-6R Warhammer [70] (3039)
TDR-5S Thunderbolt [65] (3039)
CPLT-C1 Catapult [65] (3039)
KSC-3L Koschei [65] (3075)
CRD-2R Crusader [65] (3075)
CHP-1N Champion [60] (3050-C)
GLT-3N Guillotine [70] (3050-C)
CHP-1N2 Champion [60] (3050-C)
KSC-4I Koschei [65] (3075)
WHM-6Rb Warhammer [70] (3075)
KSC-4L Koschei [65] (3075)
Heavy Vehicles
SRM Carrier [60] (3039)
Thumper Artillery Vehicle [60] (3075)
Gallant Urban Assault Tank [70] (Hist:RW)
Burke Tank [75] (3050U-C)
Magi ISV [75] (3050U-C)
Bulldog Tank [60] (3039)
LRM Carrier [60] (3039)
Marsden Tank II-A [60] (3075)
Manticore Tank [60] (3039)
Von Luckner Tank VNL-K65N [75] (3075)
Demon Tank [60] (3050U-C)
Marksman Artillery Vehicle [65] (3050U-C)
Von Luckner Tank (Star League) [75] (Klondike)
Manticore Tank [60] (3039)
LRM Carrier [60] (3039)
Heavy Fighters
TRB-D36 Thunderbird [100] (3075)
EGL-R6 Eagle [75] (3075)
STU-K5 Stuka [100] (3039)
CHP-W5 Chippewa [90] (3039)
EGL-R9 Eagle [75] (3075)
EGL-R6 Eagle [75] (3075)
HMR-HD Hammerhead [75] (3050-C)
AHB-443 Ahab [90] (3050-C)
HMR-HE Hammerhead [75] (3050-C)
STU-K5 Stuka [100] (3039)
*TR-5 Thrush uses ferro-aluminum armor. Identical to TR-7 with 1 additional armor point per wing
*TR-9 Transit uses ferro-aluminum armor. Identical to TR-10 with 2 additional armor points aft and 15 AC ammo
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Assault BattleMechs
CGR-1A1 Charger [80] (3039)
STC-2C Striker [80] (3058U-C)
XNT-3O Xanthos [100] (3075)
PLG-1N Pillager [100] (3058U-C)
AWS-8Q Awesome [80] (3039)
VTR-9B Victor [80] (3039)
BLR-1G BattleMaster [85] (3039)
EMP-5A Emperor [90] (3058U-C)
STK-3F Stalker [85] (3039)
THG-11E Thug [80] (3050-C)
EMP-6A Emperor [90] (3058U-C)
BLR-1Gc BattleMaster [85] (3075)
PLG-3Z Pillager [100] (3058U-C)
HGN-732 Highlander [90] (3050-C)
BLR-1Gb BattleMaster [85] (3075)
Assault Vehicles
Alacorn Tank Mk III [95] (3058U-C)
Alacorn Tank Mk IV [95] (3058U-C)
Fury Tank II [80] (3050U-C)
Mobile Long Tom [95] (3039)
Rhino Tank (MG) [80] (3050U-C)
Puma Tank PAT-005 [95] (3050U-C)
Rhino Tank [80] (3050U-C)
Rhino Tank (ML) [80] (3050U-C)
Alacorn Tank Mk VI [95] (3058U-C)
Mobile Long Tom [95] (3039)
Rhino Tank [80] (3050U-C)
DropShips
Colossus (2660) (3075)
Leopard (2537) (3057R)
Black Eagle (2453) (XTRPrim2)
Fury (2638) (3057R)
Confederate (2703) (3057R)
Gazelle (2351) (3057R)
Dictator (2600) (3075)
Triumph (2593) (3057R)
Leopard CV (2581) (3057R)
Union (2708) (3057R)
Overlord (2762) (3057R)
Achilles (2582) (3057R)
Intruder (2655) (3057R)
Titan (2647) (3057R)
Vengeance (2682) (3057R)
BLACK LION I
(BATTLE CRUISER)
new innovations like docking collars became commonly available.
This would lead to attempts to replace the Black Lion with newer
designs like the Quixote-class, yet these original Black Lions would
continue to serve for years to come.
Ultimately, the need for more modern heavy cruisers led to
the decision to refit the more numerous and advanced Aegis-class
ships, and the original first-block Black Lions finally passed into
mothballs, with most sold to the Great Houses in the lead up to the
Reunification War. Here, these venerable ships served well, but many
were returned to mothballs during the Golden Age as the Great
House navies streamlined and modernized their assets. Most would
be stripped for their germanium cores, though a few would remain
to see service in the Succession Wars.
The legacy of the original Black Lions did not end with the
scrapyards, however. In the 2600s, Boeing Interstellar introduced
a new Black Lion-class for the Star League Navy, based in no small
part on the original ship’s specs. This larger version, which sported
heavier armor and weaponry as well as the ability to transport
supporting DropShips, would build a reputation that eventually
eclipsed that of its predecessor.
After the success of the Dreadnought-class, Admiral McKenna
felt that his new Terran Hegemony required vessels more mobile
and affordable to supplement its battleships. While the Dart-class
cruisers arguably already filled this role, the admiral wanted more.
Legend has it that Admiral McKenna designed the Black Lion
himself. While there is little doubt that McKenna knew ships, it
was mainly the skill of the Hegemony design teams that made it
possible to add the multitude of features McKenna requested into
a single, living WarShip. In an effort to keep costs down, the original
Black Lions hared a large number of components in common with
the Dreadnought.
In service, the Black Lion defined the very nature of the
Hegemony battle cruiser. Massing more than contemporary
cruisers, it served as a command asset for cruiser squadrons, and as
a scouting wing for battleships. Admiral McKenna himself would use
the lead ship as his flagship, preferring its maneuverability over the
Dreadnought. As a class, these first Black Lions dated quickly, when
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BLACK LION I-CLASS BATTLE CRUISER
Weapons:Capital Attack Values (Standard)
Arc (Heat) Type
Heat
Short Medium Long Extreme Class
Nose (376 Heat)
3 NAC/20 (45 rounds) 180
60
60
60
—
Capital AC
3 NAC/20 (45 rounds) 180
60
60
60
—
Capital AC
4 AC/5 (80 rounds)
4
2 (20) 2 (20)
—
— Autocannon
4 AC/5 (80 rounds)
4
2 (20) 2 (20)
—
— Autocannon
4 AC/2 (90 rounds)
4
1 (8)
1 (8)
1 (8)
— Autocannon
4 AC/2 (90 rounds)
4
1 (8)
1 (8)
1 (8)
— Autocannon
FL/FR (196 Heat)
2 NAC/20 (30 rounds) 120
40
40
40
—
Capital AC
3 Killer Whale
60
12
12
12
12 Capital Missile
(30 missiles)
4 AC/5 (80 rounds)
4
2 (20) 2 (20)
—
— Autocannon
4 AC/5 (80 rounds)
4
2 (20) 2 (20)
—
— Autocannon
4 AC/2 (90 rounds)
4
1 (8)
1 (8)
1 (8)
— Autocannon
4 AC/2 (90 rounds)
4
1 (8)
1 (8)
1 (8)
— Autocannon
LBS/RBS (376 Heat)
3 NAC/20 (45 rounds) 180
60
60
60
—
Capital AC
3 NAC/20 (45 rounds) 180
60
60
60
—
Capital AC
4 AC/5 (80 rounds)
4
2 (20) 2 (20)
—
— Autocannon
4 AC/5 (80 rounds)
4
2 (20) 2 (20)
—
— Autocannon
4 AC/2 (90 rounds)
4
1 (8)
1 (8)
1 (8)
— Autocannon
4 AC/2 (90 rounds)
4
1 (8)
1 (8)
1 (8)
— Autocannon
AL/AR (196 Heat)
2 NAC/20 (30 rounds) 120
40
40
40
—
Capital AC
3 Killer Whale
60
12
12
12
12 Capital Missile
(30 missiles)
4 AC/5 (80 rounds)
4
2 (20) 2 (20)
—
— Autocannon
4 AC/5 (80 rounds)
4
2 (20) 2 (20)
—
— Autocannon
4 AC/2 (90 rounds)
4
1 (8)
1 (8)
1 (8)
— Autocannon
4 AC/2 (90 rounds)
4
1 (8)
1 (8)
1 (8)
— Autocannon
Aft (376 Heat)
3 NAC/20 (45 rounds) 180
60
60
60
—
Capital AC
3 NAC/20 (45 rounds) 180
60
60
60
—
Capital AC
4 AC/5 (80 rounds)
4
2 (20) 2 (20)
—
— Autocannon
4 AC/5 (80 rounds)
4
2 (20) 2 (20)
—
— Autocannon
4 AC/2 (90 rounds)
4
1 (8)
1 (8)
1 (8)
— Autocannon
4 AC/2 (90 rounds)
4
1 (8)
1 (8)
1 (8)
— Autocannon
Tech: Inner Sphere
Introduced: 2315
Mass: 720,000 tons
Length: 743
Sail Diameter: 1,105
Fuel: 4,000 tons (10,000)
Tons/Burn-day: 39.52
Safe Thrust: 3
Maximum Thrust: 5
Sail Integrity: 5
KF Drive Integrity: 16
Heat Sinks: 1,954
Structural Integrity: 75
Battle Value: 119,805
Armor
Nose: 72
Fore-Sides: 84
Aft-Sides: 84
Aft: 72
Cargo
Bay 1: Small Craft (12)
Bay 3: Cargo (93,688 tons)
2 Doors
2 Doors
2 Doors
DropShip Capacity: 0
Grav Decks: 2 (150-meter diameter each)
Escape Pods: 36
Life Boats: 36
Crew: 99 officers, 394 enlisted/non-rated, 104 gunners, 120 bay
personnel, 20 first class passengers, 50 second class passengers,
140 marines
Notes: Equipped with 1,080 tons of Standard Armor
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SOYAL (HEAVY CRUISER)
Ironically, the weapon that made the Soyal so fearsome also
proved it to be something of a “white elephant” in the end. Beyond
some periodic test-firings in the decades after its launch (with results
the Confederation invariably classified), these unique ships would
not see true action until the Succession Wars. When finally sent into
real combat, the all-or-nothing nature of the mass drivers swiftly led
to a few spectacular successes for the Capellans—but at the cost of
many even more embarrassing defeats. The mass driver’s incredibly
limited field of fire quickly became the ship’s Achilles ’ heel, and the
Soyals would eventually all fall prey to faster, more maneuverable
vessels that could easily avoid its fire.
In 2725, tenders went out for a replacement for the Hegemony’s
aging Avatar-class cruisers. For Delhi WarShips, it was an opportunity
to hit the big time with a revolutionary new type of combat vessel.
Key to their plans was the development of a secret weapon system
that had just reached its maturity at the time: the mass driver.
Though relatively awkward for pitched battles, mass drivers offered
the ability to deliver massive opening volley damage, totally
changing the dynamics of naval combat. The designers’ proposal to
employ such a revolutionary technology in a new ship class offered
Delhi a chance to gain a leg up on their competitors in the bidding
for a new Star League vessel.
In practice, Delphi’s access to mass driver technology and
research proved far more limited than they accounted for, and the
company specs heavily over-engineered the proposed cruiser to
handle the anticipated stresses of firing such a powerful weapon.
At over a million tons, the resulting cruiser design rivaled a Farragut
battleship in sheer size, but the mass driver demanded it. Secondary
weapons were skimped on, but this was considered acceptable
as the ship’s bow-on combat profile would leave “little need” for
broadside weapons. After combat modeling, Delhi representatives
felt confident that their ship, though expensive, was competitive
and entered their tender as the Soyal-class.
When Mitchell Vehicles’ Luxor-class won the contract, few
were surprised. While scuttlebutt suggested the CEO of Blue Nose
Clipperships had called in some favors for his business allies at
Mitchell Vehicles, few could deny the Soyal was oversized and
excessively radical. A review of the SLDF’s internal records revealed
more fundamental problems. The SLDF had already ruled out
mass drivers as incompatible with SLDF doctrine, especially since
classified targeting advancements had made traditional weapons
far more accurate at longer ranges than mass drivers. Of course, as
this was classified information, unavailable to Delhi engineers and
executives at the time, the result was a great deal of energy spent on
designing what was, fundamentally, an unsuitable ship.
At least, as far as the Star League Navy was concerned.
The Soyal would have gone no further were it not for the
Capellan Confederation. Seeking to modernize its own fleet,
the Confederation saw in Delhi’s pitch a modern ship with
many similarities to their familiar Du Shi Wang-class. After some
modifications (mostly to remove SLDF-proprietary technology and
add quarters for a Maskirovka detachment), the Capellans placed an
order for four ships.
Once the first Soyals in Confederation colors launched,
their unique design caused something of a stir, enough for the
neighboring Free Worlds League to place its own orders for the
cruiser. Meanwhile the seemingly successful deployment of a
mass driver would create uninformed public demands for a SLDF
equivalent that ultimately led to the SLS Surprise trials in the 2750s.
SOYAL-CLASS HEAVY CRUISER
Tech: Inner Sphere
Introduced: 2731
Mass: 1,500,000 tons
Length: 1,100 meters
Sail Diameter: 1,200 meters
Fuel: 25,000 tons (62,500)
Tons/Burn-day: 39.52
Safe Thrust: 3
Maximum Thrust: 5
Sail Integrity: 7
KF Drive Integrity: 30
Heat Sinks: 779 (1,558)
Structural Integrity: 120
Battle Value: 130,574
Armor
Nose: 140
Fore-Sides: 138
Aft-Sides: 138
Aft: 132
Cargo
Bay 1: Fighter Cubicle (12)
Bay 3: BattleMech Cubicle (48)
Bay 4: Cargo (184,422 tons)
3 Doors
1 Door
2 Doors
2 Doors
Grav Decks: 2 (145-meter diameter each)
Escape Pods: 21
Life Boats: 21
Crew: 70 officers, 345 enlisted/non-rated, 46 gunners, 130 bay
personnel, 28 marines
Notes: Equipped with 1,880 tons of Standard Armor
21
(60 missiles)
Arc (Heat) Type
Heat
AL/AR (200 Heat)
1 NAC/30 (20 rounds) 100
30
30
30
—
Capital AC
1 NAC/20 (20 rounds) 60
20
20
20
—
Capital AC
2 Killer Whale
40
8
8
8
8 Capital Missile
(60 missiles)
Aft (316 Heat)
2 Heavy N-Gauss
36
60
60
60
60 Capital Gauss
(40 rounds)
4 NL45
280
18
18
18
18 Capital Laser
Arc (Heat) Type
Heat
Nose (96 Heat)
1 Medium Mass Driver 60
100
100
100
—
Capital AC
(15 rounds)
2 Heavy N-Gauss
36
60
60
60
60 Capital Gauss
(40 rounds)
FL/FR (440 Heat)
1 NAC/30 (20 rounds) 100
30
30
30
—
Capital AC
1 NAC/20 (20 rounds) 60
20
20
20
—
Capital AC
4 NL45
280
18
18
18
18 Capital Laser
LBS/RBS (200 Heat)
1 NAC/30 (20 rounds) 100
30
30
30
—
Capital AC
1 NAC/20 (20 rounds) 60
20
20
20
—
Capital AC
2 Killer Whale
40
8
8
8
8 Capital Missile
22
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6th Tikonov Lancers
5th
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6th LL
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1st Sian Dragoons
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4th St Ives Lancers
Pella II 11th Sian
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5th
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2nd Sian Dragoons
Maharet
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Kalmar
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5th Sian Dragoons
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Mitchel
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Lopez
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Prix
Watermael Granera
Flintoft
Lurgatan Shiba
Xanthe III
Daol
Frazer
Pell
Decatur
Diefenbaker
Rosendal
Lucknow
9th Sian Dragoons
Mendham
Sindalin
Amu Darya
2nd Andurien Hussars
Ingonish
Katla
Robsart
Columbine
Niomede Buenos Aires
Krakatau
Victoria
Sadurni
Lin
Kurvasa
14th Sian Dragoons
Jacson Weitinger
Gouderak
Leyda
Bellatrix
Villanueva
Cursa
Carmichael
Banfora
Barras
13th Sian Dragoons
Principia
Yuris
4th Sian Dragoons Vard
Desolate Plains
Alexandria
12th Sian
Piriapolis 7th CRC Mattisskogen Naryn Athna
Maldive Horsham
Umka
Quimberton
Calseraigne
Ordino
Hansii
Midale
Kazu Zanzibar
6th Andurien Hussars Fagerholm
Merlin
Claybrooke
Non Diz
Chennai Turin
Egress
New Vallis
Borden
Drozan
Bromhead
Sax
Pilpala
Valdives
Jansen's
Hold
Itica
Butzfleth
New Gany
Corodiz
Bergtatt
Rollis
Gunthar
Jacomarle
Pojos
Aspropirgos
Antias
Samanth
Murris Midthun
Thurrock
Parian
Viribium
Ishtar
Merdal
Jamesto
Muridox Kern
Andarmax
Land
8thMacLeod's
Sian Dragoons
Cavalor
Espia
Ina
Zathras
Repulse
Pinard
6th CRC
Taurus
5th CRC
Salardion
Renown
Larsha
Laconis
Hurik
3rd
Andurien
Hussars
Fanardir
Menion Megaris
Landmark
Brisbane
New Roland 10th Sian Dragoons
Fjaldr
Flannagan's Nebulea
Ichlangis
Sunnywood
Hastur
Zangul
Aquagea
Ward
Payia
Ghorepani
New Vandenburg
Segerica
3rd Sian Dragoons
Brinton
Kimi
Adrar
Bringdam Enkra
Hibuarius
Weldry
Flaum
Lyreton
Borgan's
Rift
Thamel
Shaobuon
Ryans Fate
Adherlwin
Burton
Arn
Linhauiguan
Umgard
Girondas
Untran
15th Sian Dragoons
Zhaomaon
Mechdur Smithon
Huanghuadian
16th Sian Dragoons
Early Dawn
Panzyr
Herotitus
Paf
Lockton
Mangzhangdian 6th Sian Dragoons
Qalzi
Itrom
Tyrlon
Brixtana
7th Sian Dragoons
Joyz
Katinka
Detroit
New Abilene
Rochelle
Adhara
Spinward
Anti-spinward
huru
Guldra
TM
ARMOR DIAGRAM
Capital Scale
Nose Damage Threshold
(Total Armor)
8 (72)
WARSHIP RECORD SHEET
WARSHIP DATA
Type: BLACK LION I
Name:
Tonnage: 720,000
Thrust:
Tech Base: Inner Sphere
Safe Thrust:
Fore-Left Damage
Threshold (Total Armor)
9 (84)
Fore-Right Damage
9 (84)
3
Maximum Thrust: 5
Fighters/Small Craft: 0 / 24 Launch Rate: 8
Weapons & Equipment Inventory
Capital Scale
(1–12) (13–24) (25–40) (41–50)
Bay
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
NAC/20 (45 rounds)
NAC/20 (45 rounds)
NAC/20 (30 rounds)
Killer Whale (30 missiles)
NAC/20 (45 rounds)
NAC/20 (45 rounds)
NAC/20 (30 rounds)
Killer Whale (30 missiles)
NAC/20 (45 rounds)
NAC/20 (45 rounds)
Loc
Ht SRV MRV LRV ERV
N
180
N
180
FL/FR 120
FL/FR 60
LBS/RBS 180
LBS/RBS 180
AL/AR 120
AL/AR 60
A
180
A
180
Standard Scale
Bay
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
AC/5
AC/5
AC/2
AC/2
AC/5
AC/5
AC/2
AC/2
AC/5
AC/5
AC/2
AC/2
AC/5
AC/5
AC/2
AC/2
AC/5
AC/5
AC/2
AC/2
(80
(80
(90
(90
(80
(80
(90
(90
(80
(80
(90
(90
(80
(80
(90
(90
(80
(80
(90
(90
rounds)
rounds)
rounds)
rounds)
rounds)
rounds)
rounds)
rounds)
rounds)
rounds)
rounds)
rounds)
rounds)
rounds)
rounds)
rounds)
rounds)
rounds)
rounds)
rounds)
60
60
40
12
60
60
40
12
60
60
(1–6)
Loc
N
N
N
N
FL/FR
FL/FR
FL/FR
FL/FR
LBS/RBS
LBS/RBS
LBS/RBS
LBS/RBS
AL/AR
AL/AR
AL/AR
AL/AR
A
A
A
A
Grav Decks:
Grav Deck #1: 150-meter
60
60
40
12
60
60
40
12
60
60
60
60
40
12
60
60
40
12
60
60
—
—
—
12
—
—
—
12
—
—
Structural
Integrity:
75
K-F Drive
Integrity:
16
(7–12) (13–20) (21–25)
Ht SRV MRV LRV ERV
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2 (20) 2 (20)
2 (20) 2 (20)
1 (8) 1 (8)
1 (8) 1 (8)
2 (20) 2 (20)
2 (20) 2 (20)
1 (8) 1 (8)
1 (8) 1 (8)
2 (20) 2 (20)
2 (20) 2 (20)
1 (8) 1 (8)
1 (8) 1 (8)
2 (20) 2 (20)
2 (20) 2 (20)
1 (8) 1 (8)
1 (8) 1 (8)
2 (20) 2 (20)
2 (20) 2 (20)
1 (8) 1 (8)
1 (8) 1 (8)
—
—
1 (8)
1 (8)
—
—
1 (8)
1 (8)
—
—
1 (8)
1 (8)
—
—
1 (8)
1 (8)
—
—
1 (8)
1 (8)
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Sail Integrity:
5
Docking Collars:
3
Cargo:
Bay 1: Small Craft (12) (2 Doors)
Bay 2: Small Craft (12) (2 Doors)
Bay 3: Cargo (93,688 tons) (2 Doors)
Aft-Left Damage
9 (84)
Aft-Right Damage
9 (84)
Aft Damage Threshold
(Total Armor)
8 (72)
BV: 119,805
CRITICAL DAMAGE
CREW DATA
Gunnery Skill:
Hits Taken
Modifier
Crew:
Piloting Skill:
1
2
3
4
5
+1 +2 +3 +4 +5
6
Incp.
Marines:
140
Passengers: 70
Elementals:
XX
Other:
Battle Armor: 0
717
0
Life Boats/Escape Pods: 36 / 36
VELOCITY RECORD
Turn #
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Life
Support
Avionics
+1
+2
+5
CIC
+2
+4
D
Sensors
+1
+2
+5
Left
+1
+2
+3
D
Right
+1
+2
+3
D
–1
–2
–3
–4
+2
Thrusters
Engine
–5
D
Thrust
Velocity
HEAT DATA
Effective Velocity
Turn #
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
Heat Sinks:
1,954
Heat Generation Per Arc
Nose:
376
Thrust
Left/Right Fore:
196 / 196
Velocity
Left/Right Broadside:
376 / 376
Effective Velocity
Left/Right Aft:
196 / 196
Aft:
2013
376
TM
ARMOR DIAGRAM
Capital Scale
Nose Damage Threshold
(Total Armor)
14 (140)
WARSHIP RECORD SHEET
WARSHIP DATA
Type: SOYAL
Name:
Tonnage: 1,500,000
Thrust:
Tech Base: Inner Sphere
Safe Thrust:
Fore-Left Damage
14 (138)
Fore-Right Damage
14 (138)
3
Maximum Thrust: 5
Fighters/Small Craft: 12 / 2
Launch Rate: 6/2
Weapons & Equipment Inventory
Capital Scale
(1–12) (13–24) (25–40) (41–50)
Bay
Loc
Ht SRV MRV LRV ERV
1 Medium Mass Driver
N
60 100
(15 rounds)
2 Heavy N-Gauss (40 rounds) N
36 60
1 NAC/30 (20 rounds)
FL/FR 100 30
FL/FR 60 20
4 NL45
FL/FR 280 18
LBS/RBS 100 30
LBS/RBS 60 20
2 Killer Whale (60 missiles) LBS/RBS 40
8
AL/AR 100 30
AL/AR 60 20
2 Killer Whale (60 missiles) AL/AR 40
8
2 Heavy N-Gauss (40 rounds) A
36 60
4 NL45
A
280 18
100
100
—
60
30
20
18
30
20
8
30
20
8
60
18
60
30
20
18
30
20
8
30
20
8
60
18
60
—
—
18
—
—
8
—
—
8
60
18
Structural
Integrity:
120
K-F Drive
Integrity:
30
Sail Integrity:
7
Grav Decks:
Docking Collars:
3
Cargo:
Bay 1: Fighter Cubicle (12) (3 Doors)
Bay 2: Small Craft (2) (1 Door)
Bay 3: BattleMech Cubicle (48) (2 Doors)
Bay 4: Cargo (184,422 tons) (2 Doors)
Aft-Left Damage
14 (138)
Aft-Right Damage
14 (138)
Aft Damage Threshold
(Total Armor)
14 (132)
BV: 130,574
CRITICAL DAMAGE
CREW DATA
Gunnery Skill:
Hits Taken
Modifier
Crew:
Piloting Skill:
1
2
3
4
5
+1 +2 +3 +4 +5
6
Incp.
Marines:
28
Passengers: 0
Elementals:
XX
Other:
Battle Armor: 0
591
0
Life Boats/Escape Pods: 21 / 21
VELOCITY RECORD
Turn #
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Life
Support
Avionics
+1
+2
+5
CIC
+2
+4
D
Sensors
+1
+2
+5
Left
+1
+2
+3
D
Right
+1
+2
+3
D
–1
–2
–3
–4
+2
Thrusters
Engine
–5
D
Thrust
Velocity
HEAT DATA
Effective Velocity
Turn #
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
Heat Sinks:
779
(1,558)
Heat Generation Per Arc
Nose:
96
Left/Right Fore:
440 / 440
Velocity
Left/Right Broadside:
200 / 200
Effective Velocity
Left/Right Aft:
200 / 200
Thrust
Aft:
2013
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